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First Radio Station
The first radio station was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was first called 8XK, now it is called KDKA. This radio station is still around today. -
First Paid Radio Commercial
WEAF of New York is credited with airing the first paid radio commercial for the Queensboro Corporation, advertising an apartment complex. -
WEAF News Radio Gets Popular
WEAF was stationed in New York City, now known as NBC. NBC became home to many of the most popular performers and programs on the air. NBC had a regular schedule of radio programs, including some of the first commercially sponsored programs. -
FDR Regulates Use of Radio
The Federal Radio Commission was how the government regulated radio stations.Organized licensing. They assigned radio frequencies and power limits. -
First Television Causes Problems
Due to television getting popular, radio stations were losing their crowd. Radio stations then turned to their own television shows. Radio , however, slowly began to decline in popularity. -
Jukebox Gets More Popular
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. Jukeboxes became widely mosre popular as radio artists puplished their music. -
First Radio Soap Opera
WGN-AM, Chicago, is credited with the very first soap opera, Clara, Lu, and Em. Radio soap operas were played in the daytime while the husbands were away at work and the housewives were home listening to the radio. -
The Jack Benny Program
One of the most popular radio shows in the 1930s was The Jack Benny Show. Jack Benny was a comedian working with his wife, Sadie Marks, who used the name Mary Livingstone on air. -
Communications Act of 1934
The United States Federal Communications Commission regulates commercial broadcasting, and the laws regarding radio advertisements. This was enacted to deal with increasing problems of signal interference. -
Billie Holiday
An American jazz singer and songwriter very popular on the radio during the 1930s. She had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz. -
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks was a hit radio show on CBS. Radio shows like this had a huge impact on radio commercials. For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo, and Toni hair care products. -
Radio Sound Effects
Comedian and voice actor Stan Freberg demonstrated this point on his radio show in 1957, using sound effects to dramatize his act. -
Popular Albums
Record Albums began to get super popular during the time were radio artists started publishing their music. The all time most popular album is Michael Jackson Thriller.
